TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose We provide a review of the research in this volume and suggest avenues for future research.Design/methodology/approach Review of the research in this volume and unstructured interviews with health care executives.Findings We identified the three central themes: (1) trust in leadership, (2) leading by example, and (3) multi-level leadership. For each of these themes, we highlight the shared concerns and findings, and provide commentary about the contribution to the literature on leadership.Research implications While relation-oriented leadership is important in health care, there is a danger of too much emphasis on relations in an already caring profession. Moreover, in most health care organizations, leadership is distributed and scholars need to adopt the appropriate methods to investigate these multi-level phenomena.Practical implications In health care organizations, hands-on leadership, through role modeling, may be necessary to promote change. However, practicing what you preach is not as easy as it may seem.Value/originality We provide a framework for understanding current research on leadership in health care organizations.
VL  - 14
SN  - 978-1-78190-633-0/1474-8231
DO  - 10.1108/S1474-8231(2013)00000140014
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-8231(2013)00000140014
AU  - Simons Tony
AU  - Leroy Hannes
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Issues in researching leadership in health care organizations
T2  - Leading in Health Care Organizations: Improving Safety, Satisfaction and Financial Performance
T3  - Advances in Health Care Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 221
EP  - 234
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -